GENERAL VOCABULARY 307 Pio Pius *pfovere imp* irr. r. to rain pipa pipe pinscafo steamer; — a petrolic oil burner pisello pea pittore m. painter pittura painting pill more, any more piuma plume, feather platsa parquet floor in theater") plebso common person, plebeian plebiscite, plebiscite PDCO ,p3f; little, not much, few; a -— a —, little by little; dopo —, soon afterward; tra —, in a little while; un pa' di a little, some poesia poetry, poem posta m. poet poi then, afterward; see allora poiche siuee, because politico political polizia police polkrio chicken yard polio chicken * polmone w. lung polsino cuff poltrona armchair pomeriggio afternoon pomodoro tomato ponte m. bridge popalare popular popolazione /. population pspolo people poppa poop psrgere irr. r, to offer porre irr. r. to put porta door, gate parta asciugamani towel rack porttre to bring, bear, carry, wear portinoio janitor, doorman pDrto harbor portone m. gate, driveway posare to set. set down posporre irr. t\ to postpone posseate powerful, mighty posszbile possible posso (pres. ind. of potere: I can pasta post, post office postino letter carrier posto place; (p. part, of porre') placed potsnza power °potere irr. r. to be able, be allowed. can, may; non—non to have to potere in. power; venire al —, to assume authority poverello poor one pavero poor pozzo well praiuo dinner; sala da —, dining room praticare to go with pratico practical prato meadow *precipitare to precipitate, plunge precisamente precisely precise preeist*, definite preferire to prefer pregare to pray preghi£ra pruyer prendere irr, r, to take; — * schivQ take a dislike to preparare to prepare presa taking, capture prescrizione /. prescription pre^eatare to present, introduce presidcnte m. president prestare to I*"»nd presto s*K)n; ben —„ v&ry $oon pretcsto pretext